Santa Lucia Reef clean-up 2012

Captain Will Geraghty of Grand Slam Charters in Naples hoists a basket of trash that was pulled from the water. Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the Santa Lucia Reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

Monofilament line wrapped around a coral formation on the Santa Lucia Reef system. Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the Santa Lucia Reef system as part of a cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

Collier County Sheriff's Chris D'Arco descends with a float bag that will be used to pull trash from the Santa Lucia Reef system. Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

Collier County Sheriff's Steve Barber helps lift a load of debris that was pulled from the Santa Lucia Reef system. Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

chools of baitfish swim around a discarded cast net on the Santa Lucia Reef system. Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

Schools of baitfish swim around a discarded cast net on the Santa Lucia Reef system. Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

A discarded fishing net hangs from a concrete pillar on the Santa Lucia Reef system. Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the Santa Lucia Reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff

Members of the Collier County Sheriff's Marine Unit unload discarded cast nets and other trash pulled from the water. Volunteers removed over 400 pounds of debris from the Santa Lucia Reef off Collier County as part of an underwater cleanup effort on Tuesday, August 14 2012. Scott Butherus/Staff